Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-15
Mr.. BROWE is DEAD.
Salt Lakes Postmaster Passes Quietly
Away Shortly Before z O'Clock
This Morning.
The Peaceful End Of Long Siege or
Suffering and Hard Fight
With Death.
Chilly BrOWe" as the Soldier, the
RailrOader, the Miner and the
Postmaster.

For many Gays pdSI Ull0 PuOAi" ~
been aware of the fact that Postmaster
Browe was suffering from severe illness,
and the changes in his condition have
been watched with great anxiety by the
gentleman's many friends. But, with
all that has been said of his illness, there
were few who were prepared for the
news which came up town this morn
ing. to the effect that our Postmaster was
dead. Those who had been at his bed
side had seen that he could never regain
perfect health, but even they could not
reconcile themselves to the terrible TACT
that Death was so near and was every
moment fighting for the spirit OF the
afflicted man.
THE LAST ILLNESS.
For over two years now Mr.. Browe,
himself, has been prepared for this event
and although he has fought it Oft bravely,
he seemed always aware OF its steady
approach, and when it did come he met
ii as only brave man could and bowed
to the inevitable. Everything he has
done for over a year now has been so
regulated as to suit the emergency which
he saw coming on. He has often re-
marked to Mrs. Browe, that if he was
ever taken sick he would never get over
it; and, when the former tried
to make light of the matter
he would reply, "Oh, 1 mean it, but Pm
not afraid to die" 1t was in this state
of mind and in frail physical condition
that Mr.. Browe was found when more
serious spell than usual brought him to
his bed some weeks ago. From the first
he had no hopes of recovery, but with it
all he never gave up to dependency, and
to the last maintained his wonted cheer
fitness.
DIR. BENEDICT
Was his attending physician from the
first and he has been very faithful in his
services to the dying man. When, a few
days ago, it was found that there was but
little hope, Drs. STANDARD and Hall were
called into consultation, and the three
physicians agreed upon a course
of treatment Under this he
made some improvement, but yes
terday afternoon he began to sink
very rapidly. The administration of a
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death half dozen times during the day,
but when this began to loose its effect II
was seen that there was no room fol
hope. During last night he rested easily
and when the sun rose this morning he
seemed better than he had beer
for many days, but at just q
quarter to 7 o'clock he turned from
! his side to his back and was dead. Mr.
Augustus Podlech, Mr.. II. F. HopgooC
and a nurse were the only persons
present and they describe the death as {
most peaceful one.
The relatives and friends of Mr.. Browe
in the East were telegraphed to, and the
sad news soon went from one to another
of his numerous friends in this city.
WILLIAM c. BRowE
Was born in Belleville, n. j., December
10, 1889. He passed most of mis- you'll
in Newark, in the same State, and it wa
here that he received a good education
and grew to manhood. Among his school
mates were Archbishop Corrigan, of New
Jersey, and A. H. Jones, now well-knowl
in Denver Sometime prior to the wa
he came West as far as Indiana
and when the second call for volun
teers was made, he organized Com
pany A. of the First Indiana cavalry
AS captain of this compant he served il
Missouri under Ex-Governor Baker, c
Indiana, and at the close of the war h
returned to his old home in New Jersey
Here he began his career as railroa
man, accepting a position on the Ney
Jersey Central road in New York. Will
still working for that road, in 1871 h
married the present Mrs. Browe-then
Miss Mitchell-and in the next year
1872, they decided to try the west, an
went out to Texas. Here Mr.. Browe wa
employed by one of the railroads 70
about a year, and he then went 20 Mar
quette, Michigan, where he took the gen
eral passenger agency of the Marquette
Houghton & Ontonagon road. After re
naming there for about a year he wen
to Denver, and then to Boulder. Her
he put all of his savings into mining an
when it failed to pan out he went bac
to railroading, acceptinga position wit
the u. p. in Denver. When the ID. q Il
G. was built he accepted a position i
J their Denver offices, went with them
Gunnison, thence to South Park and
finally, the first sleeper that entered thi
city over the Little Giant road carrie
Mr.. and Mrs. Browe among the passer
gers. The gentleman first becam
known here as city ticket agent for tn
, ID. & r. G.. road, and on March 18th
. 1885, he received-after long fight fo
this commission as postmaster of Sal
Lake City.
Mr.. Browe's record as postmaste
speaks for itself, and it is not necessar
now to go into the details of the improve
ments he has made and the efficiency h
J has exhibited
, The gentleman leaves a father,
brother and sister in Newark, N. ]
3 and brother and sister in Minnesota, t
|, all of whom the news of his death wi
, be fearful shock. Nothing will be dc
: cided in regard to the funeral until tn
father is heard from.
Mrs. Browe bears up bravely under tn
: terrible affliction, and in her bereave
ment she has the sympathy of hundred
J of sorrowing friends.